Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan
Jordan: Sanitation facilities usage was 6,153 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Jordan stood at 6,153 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Jordan peaked at 15,056 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,153 people, in 2024.
That places Jordan 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,056 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,868 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 14,668 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14,471 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14,285 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13,472 people | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 13,004 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 12,505 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 11,592 people | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 10,732 people | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 9,946 people | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 9,262 people | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8,550 people | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 8,219 people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8,277 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,497 people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,421 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8,141 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 7,864 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 7,579 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 7,288 people | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 7,010 people | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6,732 people | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 6,457 people | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 6,153 people | -4.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 6,153 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 6,153 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,465 people | 10,732 people | 15,056 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,475 people | 7,579 people | 9,946 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,728 people | 6,153 people | 7,288 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Jordan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Jordan was 6,153 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,056 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,153 people in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Jordan ranks 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.